Nanwalek Airport

Nanwalek Airport
(formerly English Bay Airport)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF – Central Region
LocationNanwalek, Alaska
(formerly English Bay)
Elevation AMSL27 ft / 8 m
Coordinates59°21′08″N 151°55′31″W / 59.35222°N 151.92528°W / 59.35222; -151.92528
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KEB is located in Alaska
KEB
KEB
Location of airport in Alaska
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 1,850 564 Gravel
Statistics (2002)
Aircraft operations3,100

Nanwalek Airport (IATA: KEB, FAA LID: KEB) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Nanwalek (formerly English Bay), an unincorporated community in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of the US state of Alaska. It was formerly known as English Bay Airport.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Nanwalek Airport covers an area of 14 acres (5.7 ha) which contains one gravel runway (1/19) measuring 1,850 x 50 ft (564 x 15 m).[1]

For 12-month period ending December 31, 2002, the airport had 3,100 aircraft operations, an average of 8 per day: 97% air taxi and 3% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Smokey Bay Air Port Graham


This airport is considered the shortest runway in the USA used by US commuter airlines. The runway is 1850 feet, however the Department of Transportation has closed the first 1000 feet of Runway 19 making the usable runway only 850 feet.

Incidents

A Cessna 206 belonging to Smokey Bay Air crashed near the Nanwalek Airport, after an aborted landing, on July 11, 2003. The plane crashed into the sea about 200 yards offshore. The pilot, Stephen Finley, 49 of Hopewell, N.J. died in the crash. He was the only person on board.

A Cessna 206 belonging to Smokey Bay Air crashed near Nanwalek Airport on takeoff on December 15, 2011. The plane crashed into the sea about 100 ft (30 m) from the shore, and the four persons who had been on board swam to the shore. The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.[2]

Games

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for KEB PDF, effective July 5, 2007
  2. ^ KTUU.com: Plane Crashes Near Nanwalek; All 4 On Board Survive.
  3. ^ "Microsoft Flight Simulator Pre-order FAQ". Microsoft Flight Simulator Support. Retrieved September 1, 2020.


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